date:Jul 20, 2012
with environmentally and economically sustainable methods that reduce the heavy use of pesticides, and favour the use of natural enemies and attract-and-kill pheromone traps.
Tuta absoluta also feeds on various plants in the nightshade (solanaceae) family like potato, eggplant, pepper, common beans, and some related weeds, but the tomato is the most economically important crop in the region.
The small, brownish moth was first introduced from South America into Spain in 2006 and later spread t